MLB.com's Carrie Muskat has been covering Major League Baseball since 1981 and is the author of "Banks to Sandberg to Grace: Five Decades of Love and Frustration with the Cubs." You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. Here, she blogs about the Cubs.

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The drink dispenser in the Cubs’ dugout took a hit Monday night when pitcher Ryan Dempster punched it with his left hand — yes, left — as he came off the field after the third inning. The Pirates had loaded the bases and Dempster walked two batters to force in two runs and give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead. Good thing Dempster is right-handed.

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